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From terror to burning lesbians’ genitals, Bengal’s Murshidabad shows demography is destiny
Abhijit Majumder •Muslim-majority Murshidabad is frequently in news for fatwas against music, lottery, or watching TV. In neighbouring Malda district with 51 percent Muslim population, local Muslims banned a girls’ football match in 2015 because they felt jerseys were too tight and un-Islamic for women
L’affaire Coimbatore blasts: In search of dangerous jihadi links
Jaideep Saikia •One won’t be surprised if the Coimbatore conspiracy was hatched by Islamists from Bangladesh, albeit with Indian surrogates, who are increasingly becoming subservient to the near-abroad and al-Qaeda-ISIS direction
Delhi HC asks NIA to respond to plea for FIR copy lodged against suspected PFI members
•Petitioner Yusuff, who claims to be a practising advocate, sought direction to the NIA to provide him a copy of the FIR lodged by the agency in Delhi on April 13 and also to provide a copy of the grounds of arrest of each accused person in connection with the case
Off-centre | The PFI ban and the anti-India campaign abroad
Makarandrparanjape •When it comes to radical Islamists and constitutional communalists, a vigilant state strictly enforcing the law of the land, not appeasement and apologetics, are the way
Pakistan govt's Twitter account banned in India over security reasons
Fp Staff •This action has been taken by the Indian government due to security reasons. The government of India had approached Twitter three weeks ago with the demand to ban the official handle of the Pakistan government
PFI ban: An important step in countering rising Islamism in India
Nirmal Kaur •The move to ban the Popular Front of India is the most concrete signal yet of the government’s intent to stem the growing radicalisation of Muslim youth
PFI's verified Karnataka Twitter account continues to spew venom despite main handle disabled
Fp Staff •Despite the ban on PFI for its terror activities and associations, Twitter is still allowing '@PFIkarnataka' to not only maintain its verified status but also disseminate blatant anti-India, Islamist propaganda, clearly violating its own rules
Firstpost Podcast: Is PFI ban enough to eradicate organisation in country?
Fp Podcast •Centre bans PFI and eight of its associate organisations. How far will it help in exterminating Islamist terrorism in India. Tune in to find out
Islamist PFI is antithesis of what Indian Muslims stand for
Sudesh Verma •Arrests of so many PFI activists show that the organisation had grown its tentacles in most states of India and could create disturbances by poisoning youths
PFI banned: A look at the who's who of the outlawed radical Islamic group
•The Popular Front of India has now been banned by the Centre for five years for ‘terror activities’. This radical group comprises of top leaders and office bearers such as OMA Salam, P Koya, Anis Ahmed, Afsar Pasha and more